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Kilgore

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128. Not sure about Al Jazeera

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 08:54 AM

Nov 2014

In regards to how long they are going to survive in the US. Their present ratings are 50% down from the former Current TV, their predecessor, and their ratings were not great either.

Here is an article about a month old.

http://www.thewrap.com/al-jazeera-america-viewers-down-nearly-50-percent-from-current-tvs-numbers/

And another from April with an excerpt;

http://www.thewrap.com/al-jazeera-america-low-ratings-image-problems/

"The network has only been averaging 15,000 total viewers in primetime, and about 5,000 viewers in the target 25-to-54-year-old demo, according to Nielsen. By comparison, TheWrap reported that on a recent Tuesday, Fox News drew 2.3 million total viewers in primetime compared to CNN's 747,000. Fox News pulled 416,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo versus 321,000 for CNN."

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MSNBC - ya wanna know why your ratings suck? [View all] jillan Nov 2014 OP

Agreed! Mike Nelson Nov 2014 #1

Well, there is Al Jazeera. It's the only one 20score Nov 2014 #22

Heartily agree! joshdawg Nov 2014 #71

Sad but true. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #75

+ E9 MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #101

Not sure about Al Jazeera Kilgore Nov 2014 #128

That would be a shame. I Al Jazeera quite useful. And even RT, depending on the topic. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #131

Corporate Funded Prison Industry billhicks76 Nov 2014 #41

CNN maybe...... GP6971 Nov 2014 #55

not FOX. Terra Alta Nov 2014 #113

i hate that show MFM008 Nov 2014 #2

Well, there is Al Jazeera. It's the only one 20score Nov 2014 #17

Their show: "Empire" is a good watch from time to time, also! KoKo Nov 2014 #50

ever get the impression that they try to fail ? olddots Nov 2014 #3

Prison shows are stupidly cheap to make Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #9

What I would like to know is who is making money off these shows? PADemD Nov 2014 #39

Remember who owns MSNBC thecrow Nov 2014 #107

Comcast was one of the successors (along with Time Warner) of the Adelphia Cable Co., maddiemom Nov 2014 #120

I concluded long ago that it's someone's hobby ecstatic Nov 2014 #60

Freaking prison shows? Really? Wella Nov 2014 #4

meanwhile....faux never sleeps spanone Nov 2014 #5

Even on days they have news they constantly have clips from right wing programs csziggy Nov 2014 #6

That drives me insane PatSeg Nov 2014 #91

Exactly - You said it better than I could csziggy Nov 2014 #94

I finally realized that PatSeg Nov 2014 #96

Unfortunately, the prison porn gets them their Cleita Nov 2014 #7

Seriously? Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #10

Maybe that's it. It was mentioned on one of the liberal radio shows that Cleita Nov 2014 #24

That is pretty much the impression I'd gotten PatSeg Nov 2014 #92

And who exactly would determine when "they start spouting propaganda and lies." former9thward Nov 2014 #66

Ridiculous. It has nothing to do with the First Amendment. Cleita Nov 2014 #67

You didn't answer the question. Who decides? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #68

In a news channel or news radio supported with public funding, Cleita Nov 2014 #86

According to who? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #97

Of course they are all corporate outlets. Cleita Nov 2014 #103

Again, I have heard people say the same thing about Glenn Beck's station joeglow3 Nov 2014 #105

So? Cleita Nov 2014 #106

Gets back to the original question you have refused to answer joeglow3 Nov 2014 #119

The producers and editors of the news channel. Is that so hard to understand? Cleita Nov 2014 #121

So the producers decide to cut their own funding if they deem it propaganda joeglow3 Nov 2014 #122

what part of your ass did you pull that total straw man out of? Cleita Nov 2014 #123

You really need to read your own shit joeglow3 Nov 2014 #124

I didn't say anything of the sort. Nice way of cutting and pasting out of context. Cleita Nov 2014 #125

Are you fucking kidding me? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #126

What is wrong with cutting funding for not doing their job? Cleita Nov 2014 #129

I am still vetting out your idea joeglow3 Nov 2014 #130

I never said anything about shutting down stations. Cleita Nov 2014 #132

The prison channel. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #8

Ridiculously cheap to make n/t Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #11

I hate Lockup honeylady Nov 2014 #12

Welcome to DU, honeylady! calimary Nov 2014 #44

Ain't this a Great Country? WillowTree Nov 2014 #13

Their ratings suck because they got rid of all their interesting personalities LittleBlue Nov 2014 #14

And rachel M. sometimes had interesting things to say, truedelphi Nov 2014 #28

Oh Christ, can we please have a break from the Obama-bashing ultra-left nonsense? RBInMaine Nov 2014 #33

I guess you don't live near the Gulf of Mexico. truedelphi Nov 2014 #35

I do live there, Ineeda Nov 2014 #47

Ninety percent of America's brown shrimp came from the Gulf Area. truedelphi Nov 2014 #61

Tuna are bottom feeders? packman Nov 2014 #73

I meant to say shrimp and crab, and wrote a longer remark about truedelphi Nov 2014 #133

Is it safe to swim in? whathehell Nov 2014 #72

There is no "Ultra-Left". Enthusiast Nov 2014 #76

Traditional Democrats are not "ultra-left". n/t Kermitt Gribble Nov 2014 #98

You miss a lot, elleng Nov 2014 #53

Agree, LittleBlue n/t Duval Nov 2014 #36

All weekend every weekend - prison shows. Triana Nov 2014 #15

hmm...that must be a station on the teevee. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #16

It just shows the true, elitist, country club, day-off, long weekend type attitude they have. TeamPooka Nov 2014 #18

Rachel Maddow mentioned the show has high ratings.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #19

Excellent OLDMDDEM Nov 2014 #20

that crap does well in ratings JI7 Nov 2014 #21

and McDonald's sells the most burgers. But they still suck. nt TeamPooka Nov 2014 #99

2 words tooeyeten Nov 2014 #23

Pressure Relief Valve jalan48 Nov 2014 #25

Bingo! They take us right up to that line, and as soon as someone dares to put their foot on that jillan Nov 2014 #26

You and I can see where we would be if we had Phil, Keith, and truedelphi Nov 2014 #29

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #77

Yeah, I'd rather see a test pattern than that stuff. Hoyt Nov 2014 #27

Yeah couldn't believe they had that on smh PatrynXX Nov 2014 #30

The MSNBC scheduling on weekends is frustrating Gothmog Nov 2014 #31

You forgot to add Killer joe and Bortman33 Nov 2014 #32

At least they have their news partnership agreement Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #34

100% on the mark. But just as a mental exercise.. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #37

Bring in younger hosts on the weekends...incorporate culture(music-including hip/hop)on Sat/Sun, Ken Burch Nov 2014 #42

YES! wyldwolf Nov 2014 #43

Maybe also break it down into shorter blocks to deal with attention-span differences Ken Burch Nov 2014 #49

Yeah...they really, really need to get rid of the weekend "prison porn". Ken Burch Nov 2014 #38

Don't watch any reality shows except Pawn Stars Marthe48 Nov 2014 #40

They need to get Olbermann back. davishenderson265 Nov 2014 #45

Well, Ain't That the Truth! Bette R. Daize Nov 2014 #51

Without Prison Docs, MSNBC’s 2013 Ratings Were Even Worse krawhitham Nov 2014 #46

I never did get the freaking prison reality shit greenman3610 Nov 2014 #48

MSNBC's Problems Go Deeper than Prison Documentaries saintsebastian Nov 2014 #52

I wish i could kick & rec your post. :) n/t Leopolds Ghost Nov 2014 #54

I have to ad Lawrence to your list. He is really unique. He doesn't follow the daily story line. jillan Nov 2014 #56

I Like O'Donnell's Personality saintsebastian Nov 2014 #58

Lawrence O'Donnell is great. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #88

He can play smash-mouth pundit, for certain RVN VET Nov 2014 #109

Interesting Read.... KoKo Nov 2014 #63

k/r excellent analysis nationalize the fed Nov 2014 #64

And go back to 15,000 dying each year with no coverage? SunSeeker Nov 2014 #87

Straw Man saintsebastian Nov 2014 #115

Bullshit. We didn't have the votes for a public option. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #118

And if I watch another show that talks about what republicans need to do to win in 2016 kimbutgar Nov 2014 #57

Why do they air all those prison shows? It's always struck me as polichick Nov 2014 #59

The real question is... Calista241 Nov 2014 #62

They have Lockup on for eleven thousand hours shenmue Nov 2014 #65

I once was actually a captive audience for prison shows. HeiressofBickworth Nov 2014 #69

I have suffered through PatSeg Nov 2014 #95

They could aso try being an actual news channel dreamnightwind Nov 2014 #70

Kicked and recommended! I refuse to watch prison shows. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #74

I'm with you libodem Nov 2014 #78

They® have really dumbed down TV. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #81

Seems designed to soften us all up libodem Nov 2014 #85

Absolutely true usaf-vet Nov 2014 #79

''Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.'' ~A. J. Liebling DeSwiss Nov 2014 #80

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^ librechik Nov 2014 #83

Those 6 corporations agree that the citizens are unfit to receive accurate information. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #127

Absolutely true usaf-vet Nov 2014 #82

down to basic cable now and dumping that next week dembotoz Nov 2014 #84

I wish MSNBC would put news programming on weekends. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #89

Well, to be fair PatSeg Nov 2014 #90

Yeah, that's another thing: a celebrity dies and the coverage IS 24/7 maddiemom Nov 2014 #114

I suppose when they temporarily PatSeg Nov 2014 #117

kickareeno belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #93

Does anyone know how to send this entire thread to MSNBC? femmocrat Nov 2014 #100

They have contact information on their website. Cleita Nov 2014 #104

Next up… HUNGER GAMES! MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #102

When they weren't in prison mode they had the sappiest coverage ever. Vinca Nov 2014 #108

They fired the guy The Wizard Nov 2014 #110

I have right wingers throw the Lockup shows at me indivisibleman Nov 2014 #111

TV News. Sparks224 Nov 2014 #112

Their ratings suck even harder without those prison shows... shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #116